The Lea-Log: July 2010

Monday, July 26, 2010

June-July

So I got the kids to bed around 8pm and considered using my free time to do some housework, but instead chose to update my blog (which is in desperate need of updating). Here are some of what has been going on with our family this summer...

Front yard fun:

At the zoo with cousins:

see all the monkeys...(j/k)

Jayda's soccer team:
Jayda and her cousin each scored a goal in their first game.

The ward luau:
Jayda and Tai both won an award for "most authentic dress" DUH. (kiddin')

Who gave the 2 year old a blue sucker?

Parades:
Sure is sunny. It's a good thing I brought along our blanket-in-a-bottle (i.e. SPF 50 Sunscreen).

Lehi's favorite float--

Rides and more rides:
Yes, even Jasmyn joined in on the fun.

Jayda is an outgoing 6 year old, able to befriend all types of personalities. Our big first grader loves reading and writing stories. She wants to be an author and a librarian when she grows up. She also loves singing and performing--especially when it is one of the songs she wrote. She is a soccer player, a gymnast, a dancer, and a swimmer. She still loves Superman and tells us she wants to marry him someday (he is a common character in many of the stories that she writes). She loves her new baby sister, Jasmyn, and has been such a wonderful helper with her and Tai.

Tai is the middle child in our family.
One outstanding feature that Tai has is his unnaturally long eyelashes. At the hospital, Tai was famous. Nurses would come in to Jen's hospital room and instead of using her name, she would be referred to as the mother of the long-lashed baby. He is now an energetic 2 year old and a total mama's boy. You will hardly see him without a toy car/motorcycle/train in his hand. Often you will catch him belting out a rendition of Queens "We will, we will...ROCK YOU" or "I like to move it, move it" from Madagascar. On the more sensitive side, he is always the first to offer to say a family prayer at the dinner table or before bed.